Democrats Try to Block Trump From Paying Farm Bailout

“House Appropriations Committee Chair Nita Lowey (D-NY) is proposing to block the White House request over its farm bailout program, potentially imperiling President Trump’s ability to direct payments to thousands of farmers,” the Washington Post reports.

“The bailout program was created last year amid complaints from agriculture groups that China had stopped purchasing their crops in retaliation for new tariffs that the White House imposed on Chinese imports. Trump has ordered that billions of dollars in taxpayer funds be paid directly to farmers as a way to offset their losses.”

“The bailout hadn’t needed congressional approval up to this point, but that has changed.”